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Moviewatcher122's 2017 Film Diary: March (15 movies items)"March 8 "Why, the whole world will pay to see this." "No chains will ever hold that." "We'll give him more than chains. He's always been king of his world, but we'll teach him fear. We're millionaires, boys. I'll share it with all of you. Why, in a few months, it'll be up in lights on Broadway: Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World." I've been meaning to see the original King Kong for years and now that Kong: Skull Island is coming out this month, I thought I'd get around to finally watching "
DVDecember 2016 (36 movies items)"Re-watch - Dec. 23rd Old-school movie day Next up was the original King Kong, which meant I wound up with a pair of films whose finales involve military planes (though I can't honestly say I planned that). I can't imagine there's much I can say about how great this film is, so I won't try to. It's still a powerful film with a wonderful cast & story, and there's nothing about it that I don't enjoy. Just a thought: Now I kinda want to revisit Peter Jackson's version, which I haven't seen since i"
2016 Horror Movie Marathon
Spook-fest 2016 (35 movies items)"The original monster king. Groundbreaking not only for the monster genre, but the entire art of cinema, pioneering many special effects techniques. Even after all these years, Kong is believable as a living, breathing being. A modern tragedy of a screenplay as Kong is captured, exploited, and eventually destroyed."
Movies I Watched In 2016!
Oscars 1934 Winners (My Version) (13 movies items)"Best Picture! Winner: King Kong! Nominees: 42nd Street A Farewell to Arms I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Lady for a Day Little Women The Private Life of Henry VIII She Done Him Wrong Smilin' Through State Fair"
Academy Awards For Best Director Deservers (89 movies items)"1932/33! Winner: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack! Nominees: Frank Capra - Lady for a Day George Cukor - Little Women"
Academy Awards For Best Picture Deservers (89 movies items)"1932/33! Winner: King Kong! Nominees: 42nd Street A Farewell to Arms I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Lady for a Day Little Women The Private Life of Henry VIII She Done Him Wrong Smilin' Through State Fair"
50 Great Movies That Were Not Nominated For Any Os (50 movies items)"As 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” indicates, giant ape King Kong is one of cinema’s most enduring creations, but his first outing, in Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack’s 1933 film, came up empty with the Oscars. One would like to put it down to the film being a pure genre picture, but both the inferior 1976 remake, and Peter Jackson’s slightly less inferior 2005 version, received more Academy recognition (though admittedly a visual effects category didn’t exist until 1938)."
